Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in my heart, “Come, now, I will try thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure!” But, lo! this also was vanity.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2I said of laughter, “It is mad;” and of mirth, “What availeth it?”
Cross References
Psalms 10:6He saith in his heart, “I shall never fall; I shall never be in adversity.”
Psalms 27:8When I think of thy precept, “Seek ye my face!” Thy face, LORD, do I seek.
Ecclesiastes 1:16I communed with my heart, saying, “Behold, I have gained more and greater wisdom than all who have been before me at Jerusalem; yea, my mind hath seen much wisdom and knowledge.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15Then I said in my heart, “As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth to me. Why, then, became I wiser than others?” Then I said in my heart, “This also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 3:17Then said I in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked.” For there shall be a time for every matter and for every work.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:1
Solomon having pronounced all vanity, and particularly knowledge and learning, which he was so far from giving himself joy of that he found the increase of it did but increase his sorrow, in this chapter he goes on to show what reason he has to be tired of this world, and with what little reason most men are fond of it. I. He shows that there is no true happiness and satisfaction to be had in mirth and pleasure, and the delights of sense, ver. 1-11 . II. He reconsiders the pretensions of wisdom, and allows it to… Read the whole commentary →